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Former community in Missouri, United States
Shepard, Missouri
Former community
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Coordinates: 37°41′47″N 90°53′13″W / 37.696436°N 90.887073°W / 37.696436; -90.887073
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyIron
Elevation1,191 ft (363 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID739932

Shepard is an extinct town in Iron County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

A post office called Shepard was established in 1913, and remained in operation until 1929. The community has the name of Elihu H. Shepard, an early settler.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shepard (historical)
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  3. "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Municipalities and communities of Iron County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Ironton
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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